I think I'm suffering from emotional sunburn. I'm catching myself flaming inside at the slightest of slights, the common insensitivity of the unaware who don't know enough to thank their lucky stars they don't know what they don't know. I've been whining to myself, to the universe, about some... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Something’s Stirring
In the early ‘70s I worked for a freight company that hauled gas, oil and propane (also anhydrous ammonia – a liquid fertilizer) to all the little nooks and crannies of Illinois, from the manufacturing plant or refinery to the local gas stations, farm suppliers, etc. I was a billing clerk, computing... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
'Tis the Season
The Writers Without Borders Bookstore was to meet yesterday at 3:30 in the afternoon. I had emailed earlier in the week I’d be there, but when the time came to get my butt to bobbing and motate, my whiney self decided not today… A. It was cold, really brrrisk outside, windy and mizzerable. My big... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Write Your Own Story, Graduate Level
Adnohr is right. I will miss the writers until the sessions start up again. IF they start up again, that is. We’ve gone far beyond (or outside) the original WYOS concept – half the time our sessions become a discussion or debate about current affairs, things going on in the here and now, rather than... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Graduation Day for Write Your Own Story
From The Center, Thurs., 11-17 There were eight of us at the writers’ table, pens out, ready to go. Victoria had a family reunion to get to, otherwise she would not have missed. Birdie reported she’d had a very therapeutic time off last week, she’d spent a few days in Branson, MO. She reported that... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Divide and Conquer
Is it just me, or has America just been through a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to alienate us from one another? Let’s see now, who might benefit from knocking the props out from under our faith in the republic, the Constitution, the ability of our head of state to respond to threats? A... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
R E S P E C T
Years ago one of my son’s college buddies used to crash at our house after their Saturday nights out. Brad and I would get into conversations in the kitchen the next morning. Brad would tell me about his grandfather, who dabbled in science, particularly astrophysics He said the old man was trying to... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The St. Louis Blues
A few days ago I caught a broadcast on PBS Channel 9, something I don’t often listen to: music. So much of what becomes a hit these days just sounds like frazzle and slosh, no tunefulness, neither “soul” nor heart. Robo-rhythm flashy rap lyrics that speak faster than I can listen. Seems to me... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 14, 2016
United Healthcare
My health insurance provider sent me their new magazine a few days ago. It got lost amongst the political attack postcards and charitable organization requests for donations – those jerks share info; donate to one and you get a dozen more requests for money. My sympathy and wallet are tapped out. So... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Interesting Times
I don’t know whether the phrase is meant to be a blessing or a curse but it was told to me as a Chinese saying: “May you live in interesting times.” Is it meant to be a young man’s paean about boredom or an old one’s warning about a disturbance in the force? When my baby boy graduated high school as... Sign in to see full entry.